[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9435]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   ON MEMORIAL DAY AND IN HONOR OF CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER KYLE JACKSON

  (Ms. HARRIS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. HARRIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of the life of Chief 
Warrant Officer Kyle Jackson, a Sarasota native and an American hero.
  By the measure of time, Kyle's life was too short. Yet in the words 
of Rudyard Kipling, he filled ``the unforgiving minute with 60 seconds' 
worth of distance run.''
  A 28-year-old father of two, Kyle treasured the fullness of each and 
every day and treasured the fragility of every moment. His father, 
Gary, said that ``he wanted to do his job and wanted to do it well.'' 
As a father and a son, as a soldier and a marine, Kyle gave the full 
measure of his heart and soul to the performance of all of his duties.
  After September 11, 2001, Kyle heard the call to serve his Nation and 
reenlisted in the Armed Forces. Earlier this year, while stationed in 
Iraq, he answered God's call and gave to a grateful Nation his most 
treasured gift, his life.
  Kyle is not unlike the many brave men and women who have died in our 
Nation's defense, except to his wife, Betsy, his daughters Alia and 
Keira, and all who were blessed to have shared a moment with him.
  I wish to recognize Kyle Jackson for his extraordinary service to his 
Nation and to his family.

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